Shahpur Mosque

Shahpur Mosque

Paththarwali Masjid

Shahpur Mosque in 1866
Location in Gujarat, India
Basic information
Location Ahmedabad
Geographic coordinates 23°02′16″N 72°34′50″E / 23.0376798°N 72.5804191°ECoordinates: 23°02′16″N 72°34′50″E / 23.0376798°N 72.5804191°E
Affiliation Islam
State Gujarat
Municipality Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation
Status Active
Architectural description
Architectural type Mosque
Architectural style Indo-Islamic architecture
Founder Shaikh Husain Muhammad Chishti
Groundbreaking 1565
Length 59m
Width 38m
Spire(s) 12+44
Designated as NHL Monuments of National Importance
ASI Monument No. N-GJ-28

Shahpur Mosque, also known as Shahpur Paththarwali Masjid or Kazi Mohammed Chishti's Mosque, is a medieval mosque located near Shahpur Gate in Ahmedabad, India.[1]

Plan of Mosque: Scale–50 feet to 1 inch

Shahpur mosque was built in 1565, by Shaikh Husain Muhammad Chishti (d.1574) of Shahpur Qazi religious order. It was never finished. The dimensions are fifty-nine feet long by thirty-eight feet broad. The body, simple and graceful, arched in the under story, and except the central window flat in the upper, is an attempt to combine the pillared and arched styles. The minarets, perhaps in too great contrast to the plainness of the body of the building, are for richness of ornament and delicacy of tracery equal to any mosque in Ahmedabad. The central dome positioned on second floor is supported by twelve pillars. There are forty-four more pillars which support the roof and arches in the façade.[2][1]

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Manohar Sajnani (2001). Encyclopaedia of Tourism Resources in India. Gyan Publishing House. p. 105. ISBN 978-81-7835-018-9.
  2. ↑ Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency: Ahmedabad. Government Central Press. 1879. p. 279.